Megantara Air
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Megantara Air was an Indonesia
n cargo airline based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
. Operations started in May 2007, the airline operated freight charters and regular flights between Indonesia and Singapore.
As of May 2009, the airline has decided to suspend all its operations http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2009/05/06/brk,20090506-174862,uk.html.All of their aircraft later returned to Transmile Air Services
of Malaysia. Megantara Air is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority
for airline safety quality.
(All of their aircraft were transferred from Transmile fleet at the moment of the formation)
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n cargo airline based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport , popularly abbreviated SHIA or Soetta is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta. The airport is...
. Operations started in May 2007, the airline operated freight charters and regular flights between Indonesia and Singapore.
As of May 2009, the airline has decided to suspend all its operations http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2009/05/06/brk,20090506-174862,uk.html.All of their aircraft later returned to Transmile Air Services
Transmile Air Services
Transmile Air Services is a cargo airline based in Malaysia. It is an express freight and freighter charter company. The airline was established in November 1993. It has courier transportation services between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia and services international companies such as DHL...
of Malaysia. Megantara Air is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority
Civil Aviation Authority
This is a list of national and supra-national civil aviation authorities.-See also:* Air route authority between the United States and the People's Republic of China* National Transportation Safety Board -External links:****...
for airline safety quality.
Fleet
The Megantara Air fleet (as of March 2009) was:- 1 × Boeing 727-200FBoeing 727The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
(PK-TMA;ex 9M-TGE) - 1 × Boeing 737-300FBoeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
(PK-TME;ex 9M-PMW)
(All of their aircraft were transferred from Transmile fleet at the moment of the formation)